Emerson Fittipaldi

Brazilian · 1970–1980
VS

David Hobbs

British · 1967–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
2
0
Emerson Fittipaldi · David Hobbs
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 2
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 0
3 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1974
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi David Hobbs
Championships
2
0
Wins
14
0
Poles
6
0
Podiums
35
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
0
Starts
146
7
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi David Hobbs
Win rate
9.6%
0%
Podium rate
24%
0%
Pole rate
4.1%
0%
Points / start
1.9
0.0
Avg grid
P11.9
P17.7
Avg finish
P10.8
P9.0
Finish rate
66.4%
85.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi David Hobbs
Mechanical retirements
39
1
Crash retirements
5
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 5 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1967
1970 · aged 23
First win
1972
First pole
1972 · aged 25
First title
P1
Best finish
P7
+1.2
Avg places gained
+8.7
Season points trajectory
1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979
Emerson Fittipaldi David Hobbs
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Emerson Fittipaldi David Hobbs
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Emerson Fittipaldi 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 David Hobbs
Red Bull Ring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Emerson Fittipaldi 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 David Hobbs
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Emerson Fittipaldi 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 David Hobbs
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Emerson Fittipaldi 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 David Hobbs
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Emerson Fittipaldi 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 David Hobbs
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10
Emerson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10 David Hobbs
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
TEA
MCL
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
David Hobbs
BRM 1967Lola 1967Honda 1968McLaren 1971McLaren 1974
19671980
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).